Citation

Nukpezah JA, Soujaa I. Risk Hazards Crisis Public Policy 2018; 9(4): 480-504.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Policy Studies Organization or the authors, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/rhc3.12142

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

We draw on social capital and social vulnerability explanations to investigate the determinants of household emergency preparedness using data from the 2008 General Social Survey (GSS) and multivariate ordinal logistic regression. We develop an ordinal-level scale for household emergency preparedness. We also create indices for individual social capital and risk perception, which correlate with higher levels of household emergency preparedness. We show that race and gender per se do not make households more or less prepared for emergencies because these variables are proxies for socioeconomic inequalities in society. Our study provides insights into household emergency preparedness and direction for policymaking.

Language: en

Keywords

capital social; gender; género; household emergency preparedness; percepción de riesgos; preparación para emergencias de los hogares; race; raza; risk perception; social capital; social vulnerability; vulnerabilidad social; 家庭应急预备; 性别; 社会脆弱性; 社会资金; 种族; 风险认知